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SONS OF VETERANS,
Important General Order From the Yer
mont Division Headquarters.
The following general order has Just
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HEADQUARTERS VERMONT DIVISION
SONS OF VETERANS, L. :. A.,
CNDERHGLL March IA, 1887. J
General Order No. i.
Blanks for first and quartermaster- SER
| geants reports for the quarter ending March
81. are enclosed and every captain is earnest
| ~ requested to see that they are properly
iied out the last meeting night of the quar-
| yer, ana forwarded to headquarters without
| delay. Last qnarter Vermont was the second
| DIVISION to report to the commandery in
chlef Let us be first to report. this time. 1t
depends upon every one Of you to see that this
! Is done. The per capita tax of l2l9 cents on
each member in good standing at the close of
the quarter, should be enclosed with the re-
ports.
Gen. stephen Thomas Camp, No. 81, was
mustered at Montpelier, Dee. Il, b! j. NJ.
Nash, mastering officer, assisted by Inspector
T. =. Abbott and SerF. W. Il. 1crriit The
| following officers were elected: +. l.. Eaton
captain; F. j. ptkln, st lieutenant; q. d.
# IS N h"t Ga l" Ne !. nG Ire
! tered IA, Dandy 10y Capt. W. II. Headle some
| time this week.
| warren, rcb 2G with 10 charter members and
| the following officers: j. Is. rldredge, cap
tam; N j. Bag!ey ana f. 81. Turner, heuten-
| Teirill acted as mastering officers.
Milan Parks Camp NJ. ~ was muster d AT
| Srrin- held, March l. Major O. X. Leonard and
| SPECIAL q +. III. Allen, acting as mastering
officers The following officers were elected :
| henry u. sparrow, captain; II. 9. Slack, l-t
| lieutenant; :. 6. Johnson, "a lieutenant. Tho
u, y. H. nav" done much to aid tins camp, and
they start with l. charter members
Camp No. 30 Will soon be mustered Mt Cabot.
camps No J. Rutland No ~, Wolcott and
NO. -, Newport, have forwarded to these
headquarters all the supplies belonging to
SAID camps at lime of di,bandlng, and have
received receipt for same.
Camps No s, Windsor. No. IT, Hardwick,
and No. -, Barre. having failed to forw ard re-
ports OF taxes, are hereby suspended, and are
directed 10 forward TO these headquarters at
once ali OF their camp property.
Camps No. Il, Ludlow, No. Q, Dorset, No II,
Cambridge, No. II. Rpton, No. II, Worcester,
No. II, Bellows Falls, and No. %, West Burke
disbanded some time ago. They have been re-
pcutedlN asked to forward supplies, but fail to
doso. They are again urgently requested to
forward same before close OF this quarter as
these are last reports to be made to these
headquarters.
Ladies Aid society No. l. has been organized
IN connection with Maj. George h. Croti Camp
No. 3 of East Wallingiord, and the result has
been that the camp has nearly doubled its
membership. 1t is hoped other camps Will
follow their example.
All camps in this division are working I'M
der he new ritual, and 1t is expected that
that the use of the ritual III the camp room
may be entirely dispensed with, in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the order
Circular No. and gene al order No. l3 and
IA commandery in chief, are herewith pro-
mulgated.
General order No. :, relating to inspection,
will be issued at once. Bro. p c. Abbott of
Montpelier divis on inspector, will detail all
assistant inspectors, and they will make all
reports to him.
Camps that have not forwarded their re-
ports of newly elected officers, also the name
OF their delegate and alternate. Will please do
s. at once, III order that the division roster
may bc completed
BY order of
GEORGE f. TERRILL
Official, Colonel Commanding.
FRED F. TERRILT, Adjutanl.